Calibra: A Delayed Taste
CALIBRA | CHAPTER 50

Audi and Ibra arrive in Jakarta just before dawn. They head straight to the hospital and search for Kenan's ward, which Shireen had told them about.

Upon arrival, Shireen was surprised to see Ibra coming with Audi. Shireen was stricken awkwardly for a moment, but she immediately smiled and greeted the two kindly.

"Where's dean?" ask Ibra without further ado.

"Inside, Mas. Come on, come in." Shireen invites Ibra and Audi to enter Kenan's treatment room.

There, Kenan appears to sleep with a breathing apparatus.

"What did the doctor say?" Ibra asked without taking her eyes off Kenan. He walked over to the child's patient's bed.

"Arithmetic as usual" Shireen replied.

"What did he do before?"

"Why not, just playing with his friends."

Ibra breathed deeply. It is difficult, children as big as Kenan are still in the phase of happy play. But Shireen should be able to control Kenan to be more organized and not exhausted.

Because of heart abnormalities that he suffered from birth, Kenan often experience abnormal heart rhythm disorders. Like slowing down or even going too fast, Kenan even had a cardiac arrest a year ago.

Ibra sat on the lip of the bed, holding out a hand rubbing the child's forehead gently. As a result, Kenan who was disturbed also moved slowly.

"Dad .." call him raucous.

Ibra gave a warm smile. "Yes, it's dad."

"Where to go? Kenan and Mama miss Daddy."

Hearing that Ibra fell silent. While Shireen glanced at Audi unpleasant. Audi itself only pecked since it got there, I don't know what was in the girl's mind.

Back Ibra carved a smile. He stroked the surface of Kenan's hair while silently taking a deep breath. "Dad is a duty."

"How are you doing now? What does Kenan feel? Is something uncomfortable?" ibra asked later, simultaneously diverting the conversation.

"Capek," whispered Kenan who inexplicably sounded bitter.

Audi looked at the boy in silence. His pale face was very alarming, he could have been thinking of holding Ibra back from coming here. So mean.

"Yes, Kenan's sleeping again, huh?" ibra softly.

But Kenan nodded. "Let's go again."

"No, Dad's here, really."

"Really?"

"Heem." Ibra.

"Dad can't boong" whispered Kenan who seemed to be sleeping. Maybe the effect of the drug given by the doctor is still reacting.

"Yes, Ken, I'm here with Kenan. Kenan bobo again, huh?"

Finally the boy nodded. "Mama don't go anywhere either" he told Shireen.

Shireen smiled, rubbing the top of her son's head. "Yes, Kenan bobo, huh? Rest."

Kenan did not make a sound again, his eyes slowly closed and went back to sleep. Shireen, Kenan, and Ibra look like a complete family. Audi looked at them. Finding how close Kenan and Ibra were, he suddenly felt like a stranger there.

Should Audi be selfish?

"Audi is still in Jakarta?" Shireen's voice broke Audi's daydream.

The woman stepped on the sofa right next to Audi. Her guts looked a little awkward, maybe Shireen was confused as to how to behave to her.

Audi nodded, but then he shook his head. "No, I've come back to Bandung out of Singapore."

How did Audi answer this? There's no way he's saying they're out on vacation together, right?

"Ah, that was ... Mas Ibra borrowed my car, Mba. I also have a photo shoot in Jakarta. So guys. Yes, hehe."

So crisp. Audi hopes the reason is not so strange to hear. But luckily Shireen nodded, though Audi was not sure whether she believed it or not. Well, anyway, Audi is also not obliged to keep the feeling of Shireen, right? But here there's Kenan, Audi's afraid the boy's thinking isn't it.

Before long Ibra interrupted the awkward atmosphere. "Ren, I'm out praying first. Ken's asleep."

Shireen. "Oh, yes, Mas, please."

Ibra's attention fell on Audi. "Mas to mushola first. Do you want to come or are you here?"

Audi thought for a moment. He also decided to wait here alone, after all Ibra knew Audi again came the month, because indeed Audi had not had time to wash.

"I'm here, deh."

"Relatedly? Don't want to pee?"

Ibra what the hell, anyway? Which just has to be asked. Audi is ashamed of Shireen. I don't know what the woman is thinking now.

"e-don't. There is also a toilet here" he reminded.

"Oh yes. I forgot. Yeah, you're out, huh? Just a second, okay."

"Yes. Yes it's there."

Smiling, Ibra rubbed Audi's hair for a while before then passing it out. The atmosphere grew awkward after Ibra left. Silence enveloped both Shireen and Audi.

Shireen was still staring at the attention of Ibra just now. He seemed to care about Audi. It is certain that their relationship is not just cousins.

Shireen smiled faintly as their gaze met. He was suddenly grateful when his phone vibrated stating the call.

"I ... get out first, huh?"

Audi nodded. He had a glance at Shireen's mobile screen, it seemed like it was one of the fellow teachers at Shireen school.

"Yes, Mba."

"Titip Kenan for a second," the ringis not good.

Audi nodded back with a smile. "Yes, Mba."

Shireen picked up the phone. Audi is alone in the nursery. He looked at Kenan who was asleep on the bed. Bored, Audi also opened the phone and looked at social media.

Suddenly just ...

"Dad's new aunt boyfriend?"

Of course Audi jumped. Isn't Kenan asleep?

Slowly, Audi looked up at the boy who was now awake with his eyes open. Kenan looked at Audi with his adorable highlight.

A few seconds Audi was only able to be silent to hear Kenan's question that impressed suddenly. He was clearly confused to answer.

"Dine to have seen a photo of Aunt in father's phone" said Kenan again.

"K-Yes ..." What does Audi have to say to a little boy like Kenan? Moreover, the relationship and Ibra is not clear yet.

Audi seemed to be slapped with that reality. If they don't come here soon, maybe Audi is considering becoming the lover of an Ibra.

"Must be aunty who makes Dad no longer bobo the same Kenan," Kenan said with a weak accusation.

But, is it true that Audi can accept Ibra as easily as that? For now, Audi feels like it has found a boulder blocking it.

Kenan, what should Audi tell him?